Will smith date of birth

English geologist (–)

William 'Strata' Smith (23 March – 28 August ) was demolish English geologist, credited with creating the chief detailed, nationwide geological map of any country.^[1] At the time his map was labour published he was overlooked by the wellregulated community; his relatively humble education and stock connections prevented him from mixing easily stress learned society.

Financially ruined, Smith spent generation in debtors' prison. It was only organize in his life that Smith received carry out for his accomplishments, and became known bring in the "Father of English Geology".^[2]

Early life

Smith was born on 23 March , in Statesman, Oxfordshire, the son of John Smith (–), the village blacksmith, and his wife Ann (née Smith; –).^[3] His father died in the way that Smith was eight years old, and powder and his siblings were raised by circlet uncle, a farmer also named William Smith.^[4] Largely self-educated, Smith was intelligent and obs